The Zone

by **so sorry** on Thu Oct 04, 2018 12:17 pm

Fievel wrote:The Mandalorian

He's probably going to go for a wild west vibe I'd guess.

by **Ribbons** on Sat Aug 24, 2019 12:13 am

by **Peven** on Sat Aug 24, 2019 9:48 am

looks too good

by **so sorry** on Sat Aug 24, 2019 7:02 pm

Peven wrote:looks too good

Agreed, that looks badass. Too bad I won’t be able to watch it.

by **Peven** on Mon Aug 26, 2019 10:09 am

so sorry wrote:
Peven wrote:looks too good

Agreed, that looks badass. Too bad I won’t be able to watch it.

my girlfriend and I are on the verge of dropping cable completely and going to a streaming only tv budget. it honestly isn't going to save us a significant amount of money each month as much as it will give us more content we enjoy for the $ we spend. we will be adding Disney+ when it becomes available and I think it will be worth the money when the quality hours per month of entertainment are divided into the $ spent per month. along with AmazonPrime, Netflix, and Hulu we will have more quality content and be able to watch it on our schedule.

by **Ribbons** on Tue Oct 29, 2019 10:37 am

Can someone let me borrow their Disney+ password?

by **so sorry** on Tue Oct 29, 2019 11:09 am

Ribbons wrote:

Can someone let me borrow their Disney+ password?

Wow, now THAT got my low-brow-too-stupid-for-Watchmen-likes-TheBigBangTheory juices flowing!

I read somewhere that Verizon customers who fit certain criteria were going to get a year free for Disney+. Will definitely be investigating that.

by **Fievel** on Tue Oct 29, 2019 1:27 pm

There is a bundle coming up with Disney+, Hulu, and ESPN+. I'm waiting for that one.

by **Wolfpack** on Sat Nov 02, 2019 8:41 am

Now see, if the Fox network had done this show they'd show the episodes out of order, preempt it for football, and then it would be canceled after half a season.

by **Ribbons** on Sat Nov 02, 2019 2:03 pm

#JusticeForWonderfalls

by **Ribbons** on Tue Nov 12, 2019 6:57 pm

So, I'm assuming at least one or two of you nerds have watched the pilot episode for this. Thoughts?

by **Fievel** on Wed Nov 13, 2019 12:26 am

Best western that I’ve seen in years.
And that’s just the first 36-minute episode

by **so sorry** on Wed Nov 13, 2019 10:30 am

Fievel wrote:Best western that I’ve seen in years.
And that’s just the first 36-minute episode

Yeah, it was damn cool. Maybe a bit too fast paced, but I guess for a first episode, they wanted to really jam in alot of good shit. I'm not sure how many episidoes that are planned for this, but I hope they can slow it down a bit moving forward, and delve into some of the stuff they glossed over (the special mandalorian alloy for example, and the metalsmith who worked that piece of armor, would have liked a bit more there).

I love that they don't have 12 episodes all released at once, you have to WAIT for the next one, once a week i believe?

The opening credits/score... I'd say this is the worst part... didn't feel epic or SW enough. But this is really nit-picking.

by **Fievel** on Wed Nov 13, 2019 4:11 pm

The soundtrack (one part in particular) sounded WAY too much like Rocky. In the same way John Williams steals from Holst, this guy ripped off Rocky. I liked the title sequence. It wasn't ground-breaking but it worked.

Along with the metalsmith, I want to know about that entire Mandalorian enclave down there. Seeing 4-5 live-action Mandalorians in the same area is something I never thought I'd see - not even on this show. I just assumed the title character was alone in the galaxy. There's been so little about OT-era Mandalorians.

by **Ribbons** on Wed Nov 13, 2019 11:32 pm

I'm hearing that the episodes are only 35-ish minutes? I don't love that idea; the one thing a Star Wars TV show can do differently from the films is be slower and more deliberate. Hell, even Breaking Bad was 45-50 minutes an episode.

by **so sorry** on Thu Nov 14, 2019 10:13 am

Ribbons wrote:I'm hearing that the episodes are only 35-ish minutes? I don't love that idea; the one thing a Star Wars TV show can do differently from the films is be slower and more deliberate. Hell, even Breaking Bad was 45-50 minutes an episode.

Correct, it was only a half hour or so. It didn't feel 'short' to me, but then again, they packed in a ton of stuff, maybe that's why.

by **Fievel** on Thu Nov 14, 2019 9:11 pm

so sorry wrote:Correct, it was only a half hour or so. It didn't feel 'short' to me,

Same. I thought 50 minutes had passed. Next episode is up tomorrow!

by **Peven** on Thu Nov 21, 2019 4:41 pm

it is very well produced, all the boxes are checked in regards to production quality, but I am hoping there will be more depth to the plot/characters because if not it will start to become like watching cut scenes from a video game.

by **so sorry** on Mon Nov 25, 2019 1:47 pm

Episode 3... kinda sorta liked it, but some of the shine is wearing off for me already. Things are really happening too quickly, and I was hoping this show wouldn't have some of the more absurd Star War-ness to it (like a town full of bounty hunters who can shoot one guy standing in front of them). Not going to jump ship on the show, I was still entertained.

by **Ribbons** on Wed Nov 27, 2019 12:24 am

See, I feel the opposite: episode 3 was the first one that I actually liked in earnest. You're right about the gang that can't shoot straight, but I appreciated the ratcheting-up of stakes and consequences. The pilot was a cool mission statement of sorts but overrelied on our familiarity with the Star Wars mythology to care about what was going on. Episode 2 was like two random video-game fetch quests rolled into one. This last one, with its exploration of Mandalorian culture and the momentous decision that irrevocably changes our main character's fate, is where things finally started to get interesting.

by **so sorry** on Wed Nov 27, 2019 10:29 am

Ribbons wrote:This last one, with its exploration of Mandalorian culture and the momentous decision that irrevocably changes our main character's fate, is where things finally started to get interesting.

Right, but it happened too quick!

by **TheBaxter** on Wed Nov 27, 2019 11:18 am

so sorry wrote:Right, but it happened too quick!

that's what she said.

by **Peven** on Wed Nov 27, 2019 2:29 pm

Ribbons wrote:I appreciated the ratcheting-up of stakes and consequences. The pilot was a cool mission statement of sorts but overrelied on our familiarity with the Star Wars mythology to care about what was going on. Episode 2 was like two random video-game fetch quests rolled into one. This last one, with its exploration of Mandalorian culture and the momentous decision that irrevocably changes our main character's fate, is where things finally started to get interesting.

ditto

by **Maui** on Sun Dec 08, 2019 6:19 pm

Episode 4 was pure cheesiness and what I consider a filler episode. Many scenes painful to watch imo.

Episode 5 got back on track.

Not sure if the show has gotten the right formula for easter eggs - seems they might be relying on it a bit too heavily.

by **so sorry** on Fri Dec 13, 2019 10:14 am

This guy sure has a stressful life.

by **Peven** on Tue Dec 17, 2019 3:09 pm

I fucking LOVE this show

by **so sorry** on Tue Dec 17, 2019 4:04 pm

Peven wrote:I fucking LOVE this show

I can't say that I love it, but I like it well enough. The first 2 episodes were awesome, its been uneven for me since then. But I'm committed to watching this show for sure (until my free year of Disney+ runs out....

)

by **Ribbons** on Sat Jan 25, 2020 12:19 am

Lucasfilm continues to be an utter shitshow behind the scenes:

OBI-WAN Disney+ series put on hold; crew dismissed

I hesitate to be overly critical of Kathleen Kennedy for fear of sounding like the incels who hate Rey because she's a Mary Sue, but every single Star Wars production seems like it's in a constant state of disarray. There've already been two films that had to be almost entirely re-shot (Rogue One; Solo), a handful of filmmakers fired or replaced due to the slightest controversial decision (or even bad publicity), and countless projects cancelled outright. Now Disney+, which is publicly desperate for original content, has shelved a TV show starring freaking Ewan MacGregor, and the crew -- which had already been hired, paid, and placed on-location -- has been sent home indefinitely. This is bad leadership.

by **so sorry** on Fri Jun 05, 2020 2:43 pm

So I didn't know this (just read a tidbit somewhere) but that wasn't Pedro Pascal in the famous armor for most of season 1. He provided mostly vocal performances in season one due to his filming commitments to Sam Gold’s broadway revival of King Lear.
Hmm, I just assumed that was him in there that whole time...

by **TheBaxter** on Mon Jun 08, 2020 10:53 am

so sorry wrote:So I didn't know this (just read a tidbit somewhere) but that wasn't Pedro Pascal in the famous armor for most of season 1. He provided mostly vocal performances in season one due to his filming commitments to Sam Gold’s broadway revival of King Lear.
Hmm, I just assumed that was him in there that whole time...

same here. so who was in the armor? David Prowse?

by **Wolfpack** on Mon Jun 08, 2020 8:58 pm

TheBaxter wrote:
so sorry wrote:So I didn't know this (just read a tidbit somewhere) but that wasn't Pedro Pascal in the famous armor for most of season 1. He provided mostly vocal performances in season one due to his filming commitments to Sam Gold’s broadway revival of King Lear.
Hmm, I just assumed that was him in there that whole time...

same here. so who was in the armor? David Prowse?

John Wayne's grandson.

by **so sorry** on Tue Sep 15, 2020 12:05 pm

Season 2.

by **TheBaxter** on Tue Sep 15, 2020 3:10 pm

not to be confused with The Man DeLorean

by **Ribbons** on Tue Sep 15, 2020 5:07 pm

so sorry wrote:

Season 2.

"This is the way" is on a knife's edge of teetering over into self-parody, but I have no complaints otherwise. This looks pretty cool; it took me a minute to get used to the tone of The Mandalorian, which has a live-action Saturday Morning Cartoon vibe going on, but I enjoyed the show a lot more once I did. Almost every episode is like a self-contained mini-adventure with guest stars.

by **so sorry** on Wed Sep 16, 2020 8:40 am

Ribbons wrote:
so sorry wrote:

Season 2.

"This is the way" is on a knife's edge of teetering over into self-parody, but I have no complaints otherwise. This looks pretty cool; it took me a minute to get used to the tone of The Mandalorian, which has a live-action Saturday Morning Cartoon vibe going on, but I enjoyed the show a lot more once I did. Almost every episode is like a self-contained mini-adventure with guest stars.

I couldn't agree more with that assessment. I'll have to go back and watch season 1 again, because I pretty much have forgotten most of it (except little Nick Nolte).

"this is the way" is ABSOLUTELY overplayed already. And this is really a fan thing, I don't blame the show at all.

by **Ribbons** on Fri Oct 30, 2020 11:56 am

Mando's back, baby

by **so sorry** on Fri Oct 30, 2020 12:17 pm

Ribbons wrote:Mando's back, baby

I was trying to rewatch season one this week, only got 4 episodes in so far. And I'm honeslty skipping thru a bit too... I want to bone up on the real plotlines, not the fluff shit like them saving a village of weaklings from a ST-AT.

by **Maui** on Sun Nov 01, 2020 2:18 pm

Fantastic season 2 opener.

Lots of buzz on the internet with different theories on this episode. I hope we see more of Cobb Vanth.. I recognized the voice and I thought who is that actor...then he took off the helmet. He was the best part of that episode, second place goes to, the Krayt dragon.

Indeed, 'This is the way' is overplayed but I can deal with it.

by **so sorry** on Mon Nov 02, 2020 11:28 am

Maui wrote:Fantastic season 2 opener.

Lots of buzz on the internet with different theories on this episode. I hope we see more of Cobb Vanth.. I recognized the voice and I thought who is that actor...then he took off the helmet. He was the best part of that episode, second place goes to, the Krayt dragon.

Indeed, 'This is the way' is overplayed but I can deal with it.

I was thoroughly bored with episode 1. Such a disappointment to come of with THAT as you're opening episode. Taking the Wild West theme to a new level, down to hearing spur noises when the Marshal walked in to the saloon. The only saving grace would have been the addition of a Hut/Swearengen character.

by **Ribbons** on Mon Nov 02, 2020 12:36 pm

so sorry wrote:The only saving grace would have been the addition of a Hut/Swearengen character.

This is the way, cocksuckers.

by **so sorry** on Thu Nov 05, 2020 2:38 pm

I read an article breaking down episode 1 (which was almost as boring as watching it), but stupid me, I didn't realize that the actor at the very end was the guy who played Jango Fett/clones in the Prequels, thus it was Boba Fett.

by **TheBaxter** on Thu Nov 05, 2020 4:22 pm

so sorry wrote:I read an article breaking down episode 1 (which was almost as boring as watching it), but stupid me, I didn't realize that the actor at the very end was the guy who played Jango Fett/clones in the Prequels, thus it was Boba Fett.

by **Ribbons** on Wed Nov 11, 2020 7:49 pm

Baby Yoda is a carnivore.

by **TheBaxter** on Mon Nov 16, 2020 12:01 pm

Ribbons wrote:Baby Yoda is a carnivore.

well what do you think OG Yoda was eating all those years on Dagobah? place must've been a binge-food paradise for him.

by **so sorry** on Mon Nov 16, 2020 4:26 pm

Ribbons wrote:Baby Yoda is a carnivore.

These last two episidoes... kinda weird. The frog people looked like cheesy muppet costumes, the Child slowly eating her eggs (but she didn't notice that many missing???) was cute I guess (?).
Mando's ship seems to get shredded every other episode, but is easily put back together (in this last case, it looks like rope was holding it together). I guess its my fault for not suspending my own disbelief about the realities of space travel (he got from one planet to the next without lightspeed in what seemed like, what, one night?).
And the firefights are getting laborious to get thru too:
1) round a corner, see enemy
2) hide behind small bulkhead, pew pew a few times back and forth, then bum rush the enemy knowing your baskar armor will mostly protect you
3) understand that noone in this fucking universe knows how to shoot straight.

The other Madalorians and the discovery of different factions was a good bit of information, and THAT was interesting to me (vs these one off every episode adventures he goes thru). I never followed the animated series, so I know all of this isn't NEW information to some, but new to me, and helps further the overarching story, so more of this please!

Still watching, and will continue. But just not really jazzed about it anymore.

by **Peven** on Tue Nov 17, 2020 9:36 am

it is becoming more Saturday morning cartoon serial and less Saturday morning western serial.

by **Ribbons** on Fri Nov 27, 2020 3:52 pm

Grogu.

by **so sorry** on Mon Nov 30, 2020 10:31 am

Cool episode, glad to see the core storyline advance some.

I do feel like they are playing loose with the Force. Ashokah telling Mando just to let Mogwai alone and the force power will fade away seems at odds with what we do know about the force powers. And she seemed pretty nonchalant about the whole training thing anyway, but I guess if you know her backstory that may explain why she wasn't the least bit excited to see a force child (and such a unique one like the Yoda baby at that).

by **Nachokoolaid** on Fri Dec 18, 2020 6:07 pm

Guys. Guys. That season 2 finale might be the best Star Wars related anything ever captured on film. Amazing.

by **TheBaxter** on Sat Dec 19, 2020 5:38 pm

now i really wanna see a remake of the Han Solo movie starring a de-aged Harrison Ford